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Former Husker Sarah Pavan on John Cook’s Retirement, Dani Busboom Kelly, and Podcasti
On this week’s Volleyball State, Jeff Sheldon and Lincoln Arneal welcomed former Husker Sarah Pavan to the podcast to discuss the newsy offseason for Nebraska volleyball, when she knew it was time to retire, and what it’s like covering volleyball now.
Below is a lightly edited transcript of selected discussions.
“We need to be honest at the same time”
Jeff: For our listeners who maybe haven’t been able to listen to your show yet, give us a little bit of a flavor of what it’s like. Are you talking about mostly college? You talking about pros? How’s it sort of set up?
Sarah: So, in looking at the volleyball podcasting landscape, we realized that the majority of shows do a lot of interviews and things like that with athletes and coaches. And they are a teaching platform sometimes and we found that a gap in the volleyball podcast like market was kind of like an analysis type of show. I love watching ESPN and the debriefs after games and seeing how they break them down and thoughts like that. So, I was like, “there’s nobody doing this. I think it would be cool to do it for volleyball.”
And so, we kind of do breakdowns and analysis and what is going on in the sport from college to professionally, both domestically and overseas. And once VNL starts up, the international side.
Lincoln: You cover a wide gamut too. You talk European professional leagues. You’re talking the men collegiate game. You’re talking about the United States professional game too. And you also talk a lot about the women’s college game as well. How much more volleyball are you watching because of the podcast? Or were you already this immersed into the volleyball world in just in your regular day-to-day life?
Sarah: I would say we’re watching significantly more now. We have always been really into the NCAA women’s side of things and we’ve been really into VNL. We would follow NCAA men. We’d follow the leagues, just cause of former teammates and things like that. But I would say since we started, we have become much more invested and a lot of our time is spent watching volleyball now.
Jeff: You know, we sort of noticed the same thing when we were kicking around the idea of starting a podcast about volleyball. There’s some educational aspects to it. We know there’s a lot of fans, you know, particularly of Nebraska, who really liked the sport, but maybe don’t know that much about it. And we are certainly not at a coaching or a playing level of expertise, but we’re able to explain a few things.
I think one of the other parts of this space that was kind of missing, and you and your show fill that very nicely, is the ability to be critical of play and point out some ways where people are falling short. And I think that there is maybe a little bit of a tendency to go lighter on women’s volleyball players than there would say to football or men’s basketball players. But you’re able to point out areas that need to be improved. Have you caught any kind of negative feedback about that?
Sarah: Yeah. Simple answer is yes. It is a pattern that I have seen in volleyball as a sport in general, but particularly on the women’s side is it’s very positive, which is great. You know, we want to highlight what athletes are doing well. We want to promote the teams and the athletes that have good followings. But I think we need to be honest at the same time.
And so it has rubbed some people the wrong way. Getting feedback, “you’re supposed to be growing the sport. Why are you talking like this?” And it’s like, you need some education. Not everything is perfect. And I’m not saying the athletes aren’t trying; they’re working hard. They’re trying. But I think from like a strategy perspective, people need to understand, because volleyball is not well understood from a strategic or tactical perspective by the general population. So, yes, it may be critical, but I think it’s a learning experience for the listeners to understand what is actually happening.
“My body had kind of betrayed me”
Lincoln: How did you know it was time for [retirement] and how difficult the decision was that for you to make saying, “playing days are finally done?”
Sarah: I’m somebody who takes a long time to come to decisions, but once I make them, I don’t look back. I think evaluating the landscape; finishing my career on the beach side and evaluating the landscape of beach volleyball in Canada and the future. It was a grind and you know, I actually tore my meniscus in January of last year. Had to have surgery and then like fighting back from that while trying to qualify for the Olympics; it was not ideal. And you know, a lot of life stuff had been happening on the side. Pretty serious stuff. And I think my life experience, my life perspective, had kind of evolved and while at my healthiest, I was still very capable of playing at a very high level. There’s more to life. And the sport had given me so, so much in such a long career that I just felt like it was time.
And like the injury was the first time in my life that my body had kind of betrayed me. And I think it was kind of a wakeup call of like, “I’ve used my body as a tool for so long and I’ve done so much and put it through so much. I think it’s giving me a sign that like it’s time.”
What would you do if you were commissioner of all of volleyball?
Lincoln: There’s two currently professional leagues. There could be a third professional league with athletes unlimited in there as well, too. If you were named commissioner of all professional volleyball in North America, what would that look like? What would you change and how would you set it up?
Sarah: Oh dear. Wow.
Jeff: We’ve just given you an incredible amount of power!
Sarah: Honestly? We’ve had discussions with it, because people submit a ton of questions on our podcast. So, we’ve had to think about things like this. In an ideal world, because there’s so many leagues in this country, I would probably structure the North American leagues, like they do the European ones. Where you have your A level, B level, C level. Basically, the way overseas works is if you come last in your division, you get demoted.
Jeff: Yeah, promotion relegation; I’m all about it.
Sarah: Yeah, I love that. The styles and the formats of the leagues would obviously have to be similar. Like the way that they operate now is just so different that it would be tricky. But I think having the promotion and relegation would just really keep it interesting. And then you would see so much more excitement and investment for every single match.
So, you’ve kind of seen the leagues differentiate themselves as far as level goes like already. If that were to remain the case, it would be really cool if the winner of the PVF moves up to LOVB and then the like last place team in LOVB goes down and then it would just be so entertaining, I think.
“I don’t think that that expectation intimidates her”
Lincoln: John Cook retired this year. Were you surprised by the timing of the retirement? Were you caught off guard when that news broke?
Sarah: Okay. Yes, I was surprised at the timing. But let me tell you, I was watching LOVB Omaha. I was watching one of the Omaha pro teams playing. And Dani was in the crowd. And I was like, “there’s a reason she’s here.” And I had thought for years, when Coach Cook retires, he will give the program to Dani. 100%.
So when I saw her there in like a random January match, I was like, something is up. But I didn’t expect the announcement to come so soon. I figured that he would want to win one more. But then in thinking about it more, I think he really thought, and everybody thought, that he would win one with Lexi Rodriguez. And then when that didn’t happen, it was like, OK, kind of time to move on. But Rachel Holloway actually was the one who messaged me because she saw the news before I did. And she messaged me. She’s like, “look at this!” And we were both just shocked.
Jeff: You had mentioned Dani earlier – that she seemed kind of like the long-time natural choice – What do you remember about her? What do you know about her that makes you think that, “obviously this is the person to take over the program?”
Sarah: Well, a lot of reasons. Just to see how she built Louisville into what it is. At such a young age, she has clearly proven herself to be capable of growing and maintaining a perennial powerhouse program. Secondly, just she’s no [BS]. I think, you know, which is perfectly suited for a program of Nebraska’s stature and prowess.
Nebraska expects to win. And I think that that can be intimidating for a lot of people, but she experienced it as a player, which the expectation was always to win. And to walk into that, she’s already familiar. And so I don’t think that that expectation intimidates her. Being from Nebraska, just the connection with the community and the university and volleyball fans; aside from the on-court stuff, which she has proven herself more than capable of just who she is as a person in her leadership and her communication style is just like winner.
Lincoln: You played with her. Did you, did you sense that as a player that she kind of had the right approach to make a successful coach? Is that something she developed and kind of grew into?
Sarah: My freshman year. I was just like eyes wide open. “Let’s survive.” But I think the thing that really highlighted her character for me was when she was told she would be a libero of the team. She had started as a setter for three years and then all of a sudden it was just like, “Thank you so much, but you’re going to be a libero now.” And to see her response, it was both very human, but very mature. And to see how she was able to put her ego aside for the good of the team and how much of a factor she was able to be in that season in a new position. She gained so much respect for me in how she handled that.
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HONOLULU — University of Hawai’i women’s volleyball head coach Robyn Ah Mow announced the additions of two productive pin hitters who will join the Rainbow Wahine as transfers for the 2026 season.
Maëli Cormier, a 6-foot-2 opposite/outside hitter who spent her freshman year at Oregon State, and Panna Ratkai, a 5-foot-10 outside hitter who played at Dayton last season, have signed with the Rainbow Wahine and will enroll at UH for the spring semester. Cormier will have three seasons of eligibility remaining while Ratkai will spend her senior season at UH and both bring international experience with them to Mānoa.
“Both Maëli and Panna add a lot of maturity and competitiveness that will immediately upgrade our gym and culture the moment they step foot on campus,” Ah Mow said. “We are very excited to add them both to our ‘ohana and can’t wait to get to work when spring training begins.”
Cormier, originally from Les Îles de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada, earned a spot on the West Coast Conference’s All-Freshman Team after averaging 2.63 kills per set for Oregon State in the 2025 season. She played in 28 matches with 12 starts and finished second on the team with 266 total kills. She posted double-figure kills in 13 matches with a season-high 20 in a five-set win over Saint Mary’s. She hit better than .300 in 10 matches and went over .400 five times. She was also the starting opposite with Canada’s U-21 team at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship in Toronto and led the team with 35 kills in the tournament. She also played with Canada’s U19 team in 2022 and was selected to the National Excellence Program in 2022 and ’23. She played club volleyball for Élans de Garneau and was a 2025 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association All-Canadian selection.
Ratkai, originally from Budapest, Hungary, was a two-time Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year at Purdue Fort Wayne before spending the 2025 season at Dayton. After redshirting in 2022, Ratkai put away 1,048 kills and averaged 4.62 per set over her two seasons at Purdue Fort Wayne. She finished the 2024 season ranked 15th in the nation with 4.57 kills per set and 19th with 5.17 points per set and was an AVCA All-America Honorable Mention selection. She also had 586 digs and recorded 30 double-doubles in her two seasons with the Mastodons. Ratkai competed with the Hungarian National Team last summer and played in 41 sets and posted 82 kills and 71 digs at Dayton this past season.
Cormier and Ratkai join incoming freshmen Cameron Holcomb and Rachel Purser in UH’s signing class for the 2026 season.
2026 University of Hawai’i Women’s Volleyball Signees
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Yr. | Hometown (High School/Last School) |
| Maëli Cormier | OH/OPP | 6-2 | So. | Les Îles de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada (Cegep Garneau/Oregon State) |
| Cameron Holcomb | L/DS | 5-8 | Fr. | San Marcos, Calif. (San Marcos HS) |
| Panna Ratkai | OH | 5-10 | Sr. | Budapest, Hungary (Gödölloi Török Ignác Gimnázium/Dayton) |
| Rachel Purser | MB | 6-3 | Fr. | Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS) |
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Creighton volleyball is on a heater in the NCAA transfer portal, which opened Dec. 7 and closes Jan. 5.
Texas middle blocker transfer Ayden Ames committed to the Bluejays Friday.
A former Nebraska commit before flipping to Texas in 2023, Ames averaged 1.52 kills and 1.11 blocks per set with a .368 hitting percentage as a sophomore this season. She has two years of eligibility remaining.
Ames is the second transfer commitment this offseason, joining former Kansas setter Katie Dalton, who pledged to Creighton for her final season on Dec. 17.
Dalton helped lead the Jayhawks to a NCAA regional semifinal appearance, where they lost to Nebraska. She averaged 8.76 assists and 2.27 digs per set and earned All-Big 12 Second-Team honors.
Bluejays’ coach Brian Rosen has two AVCA Second-Team All-Americans to replace in outside hitter Ava Martin and middle blocker Kiara Reinhardt. They also lose Third-Team All-American setter Annalea Maeder.
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No. 1 seed Kentucky volleyball advances to National Championship after beating No. 3 seed Wisconsin in 5-set thriller – Kentucky Kernel
No. 1 seed Kentucky volleyball (30-2, 15-0 SEC) advances to the 2025 National Championship with a 3-2 win over No. 3 seed Wisconsin (28-5, 17-3 Big Ten) in the Final Four.
This will be Kentucky’s second National Championship appearance in program history, with the first coming in the 2020-21 season when Kentucky took home the title.
Wisconsin dominated the first set from start to finish, taking a 1-0 match lead with a 25-12 win in set one. Kentucky used a 6-0 run late in set two to pull ahead and even the match with a 25-22 set two victory. The Badgers attack simply overpowered Kentucky again in set three, allowing Wisconsin to win the set 25-21 and take a 2-1 lead in the match. Kentucky fended off a late comeback attempt by Wisconsin in set four, taking the set 26-24 to even the match at 2-2 and force set five. Kentucky got out to a 8-2 lead early in set five before taking the set 15-13, winning the match.
AVCA All-American First Team member Mimi Colyer was the driving force behind a Badger attack that kept the pressure on all night. She led the match with 32 kills and had a .348% hitting percentage.
Behind Colyer, Wisconsin totaled 77 kills and hit .375% in the match.
The Wildcats powerful outside hitter duo of Eva Hudson and Brooklyn DeLeye were the engine of Kentucky’s attack. Hudson had a team leading 29 kills for a new season high and hit .455%. DeLeye added 15 kills of her own and led the team in blocks with five and digs with 14.
The Wildcats totaled 65 kills with a .254% hitting percentage.
Set One
Wisconsin began the match with a 3-0 run, with back-to-back kills from Colyer.
The Badgers extended this lead to 8-2 with a 3-0 run, this forced Kentucky to take its first timeout early in the first set.
Wisconsin had seven kills with a perfect 1.000% hitting percentage at this point, the Badgers were overwhelming the Cats defense early.
The Badgers perfect hitting continued through 10 attempts, pushing Wisconsin ahead 15-6. This forced Kentucky to take its second timeout of the set.
The Wildcats defense has been a strength this season, but Wisconsin’s attack tore it up in the first half of set one.
Wisconsin continued to extend its lead following UK’s timeout, pulling ahead 21-9 with a 5-1 run.
The Badgers dominated set one, taking a 1-0 lead with a 25-12 set win.
Wisconsin recorded 15 kills in the first set with a .682% hitting percentage, the Badgers made zero attack errors.
Kentucky recorded just nine kills with a .056% hitting percentage, thanks largely to seven attack errors.
Wisconsin’s Colyer and Carter Booth both recorded seven kills in set one.
The Wildcats seemed to lack any answers for Wisconsin’s attack in the set, and couldn’t get their own going.
Set Two
Kentucky pulled out to a 3-1 in the second set, thanks to a kill and block assist from DeLeye.
This lead was extended to 6-3 after a 3-1 run by Kentucky.
Wisconsin mounted 6-2 run to take a 10-9 lead.
Wisconsin took a 15-14 lead into the media timeout after the set was tied at 10-10, 11-11, 12-12, 13-13 and 14-14.
a 3-0 Wildcat run allowed Kentucky to pull ahead 21-20, forcing Wisconsin to take its second timeout of the set.
Kentucky continued its run through the timeout, with another 3-0 run to force set point at 24-20.
Wisconsin stayed alive with a 2-0 run that shortened Kentucky’s lead to two points. Kentucky called its first timeout of the set as a result.
Hudson recorded her sixth kill of the set after the timeout, allowing Kentucky to win set two 25-22 and even the match at 1-1.
The Badgers attack cooled off in the second set, while Kentucky’s began to find its rhythm.
Wisconsin had 14 kills in set two with a hitting percentage of .229%. The Badgers had six attack errors after having none in the first set. The Badgers also recorded six service errors.
Kentucky had 13 kills with a .258% hitting percentage.
Hudson not only led UK in kills in the set, she also recorded two blocks and four digs.
Booth had five kills in the set, bringing her total to 12 kills at a .786% hitting percentage through two sets.
Set Three
Colyer recorded four straight kills as Wisconsin got out to a 4-2 lead in set two.
Another 4-2 run by the Badgers gave them a 8-5 lead, with Colyer accounting for five of those points.
An injury forced Wisconsin to call its first timeout of the set with an early lead.
Wisconsin mounted a 4-1 run after its timeout to pull ahead 12-7, this forced Kentucky’s first timeout of the set.
The Wildcats mounted a 4-1 run that shortened the Badgers lead to 15-13.
A 3-0 run by Kentucky allowed the Wildcats to pull within one, Wisconsin called its second timeout of the set with a 21-20 lead.
Wisconsin forced set point at 24-21, leading to the Wildcats second timeout of the set.
The Badgers won the first rally out of the timeout to win set three 25-21, taking a 2-1 match lead.
Colyer had 12 kills in set three, leading the Badgers oppressive attack. Wisconsin had 21 kills total and hit .386% in the set.
The Wildcats had their best attacking set of the match with 16 kills and a .326% hitting percentage, but they were unable to keep up with Wisconsin.
DeLeye and Hudson each had five kills in the set.
Kassie O’Brien assisted on 15 of the Cats 16 kills in the set, nearly doubling her match total.
Set Four
Kentucky got out to a 3-1 lead in set four, Wisconsin responded with a 4-1 run that put the Badgers ahead 6-4.
The Wildcats mounted a 3-0 run, taking a 7-6 lead with a service ace from Molly Tuozzo.
Wisconsin responded with a 3-0 run of its own to pull ahead 9-7.
Kentucky went into the media timeout on a 5-1 run, allowing the Cats to hold a 15-13 lead. Hudson was responsible for 3 of these points, with two kills and a service ace.
A 3-1 Wildcat run allowed Kentucky to extend its lead to 19-16.
Wisconsin took a timeout after Kentucky pulled ahead 20-17.
The Badgers pulled within one point twice but called another timeout when UK pulled ahead 23-21.
The Wildcats forced set point at 24-21, but the Badgers pulled back to within one and forced a Kentucky timeout.
Wisconsin evened the set at 24-24, but Kentucky scored on two consecutive rallies to win the set 26-24. This evened the match at 2-2, forcing a shortened fifth set.
Set Five
A service ace by Trinity Ward gave UK a 2-1 lead in set five, a solo block by Lizzie Carr brought the lead to 3-1. Hudson’s kill turned this into a 4-0 run that forced a Wisconsin timeout.
The Wildcats continued through the timeout, an error by Wisconsin and kill from DeLeye put UK ahead 6-1.
O’Brien recorded a kill then assisted Hudson to put Kentucky ahead 8-2 at the side switch.
Wisconsin came out of the side switch with a 4-1 run to shrink UK’s lead to 9-6.
DeLeye’s third kill of the set put Kentucky ahead 11-7, forcing Wisconsin to call a timeout.
Wisconsin mounted a 2-0 run out of the timeout, coming within two points.
A kill by Hudson forced match point at 14-11, but Wisconsin responded with a 2-0 run to cut the Wildcats lead to 14-13. This forced a timeout from Kentucky.
Kentucky came out of the timeout and forced a block error to win the match with a 15-13 victory in set five.
The Wildcats will take on No. 3 seed Texas A&M in the 2025 National Championship at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 5 p.m. ET.
It will be the first time in NCAA history that two SEC teams will face off in the National Championship. The Wildcats are the only team to win the National Championship as a member of the SEC.
The Wildcats went on the road to defeat Texas A&M in four sets on Oct. 8, 2025, en route to Kentucky’s undefeated SEC run and ninth consecutive SEC regular season title.
Nebraska volleyball’s Andi Jackson and Bergen Reilly received top positional awards at the AVCA Awards Banquet at the Kansas City Convention Center on Friday.
Jackson was named the Middle Blocker of the Year, while Reilly was named the Setter of the Year. The AVCA positional awards are new this season.
Pitt junior Olivia Babock was named the AVCA Player of the Year for the second straight season, as well as Opposite of the Year. Wisconsin’s Mimi Colyer took home Outside Hitter of the Year, and Iowa State libero Rachel Van Gorp was Libero of the Year.
Reilly set the Huskers to a school-record .351 hitting percentage, as the Big Red concluded their season with a 33-1 overall record and 20-0 mark in Big Ten play en route to a third straight conference title. Reilly averaged 10.47 assists per set and 2.70 digs per set. She also totaled 73 kills, 67 blocks and 19 aces.
Reilly was named a first-team AVCA All-American, Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Setter of the Year, AVCA Region Player of the Year and All-Big Ten First Team. NU’s .351 hitting percentage ranks first nationally and is the best hitting percentage by a Big Ten team since 2009 Penn State.
A junior from Sioux Falls, S.D., Reilly set Nebraska to a .400 or better hitting percentage nine times this season, a school record in the rally-scoring era. Reilly had double-doubles in all six of the Husker matches that went longer than three sets, and she had four double-doubles in sweeps.
A three-time AVCA All-American and one of four finalists for AVCA Player of the Year, Reilly ranks No. 3 in school history in career assists in the rally-scoring era with 3,723. Her career assists per set average of 10.70 ranks No. 4 among active Division I players and No. 2 in school history in the rally-scoring era.
Jackson was chosen to the AVCA All-America First Team for the second straight year, as well as the All-Big Ten First Team. She was also an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist and AVCA All-Region Team for the third straight year.
The junior middle blocker from Brighton, Colo., averaged 2.74 kills per set on .467 hitting with 1.12 blocks per set and 16 aces. Her .467 hitting percentage led the nation and was the No. 3 hitting percentage in school history for a single season.
In conference-only matches, Jackson hit .559 to break the Big Ten record for hitting percentage in conference-only matches in a season, which was .541 by Arielle Wilson from Penn State in 2008. Jackson ended her junior season with a career hitting percentage of .437, which is the No. 1 mark in school history and the No. 1 mark among active Division I players.
2026 Youngstown State University Indoor Track & Field 14th Annual Collegiate Invitational Meet Presented by Southwoods Health will start at 1 pm | Friday, Jan. 16
Entry Registration Opens up on Direct Athletics :
Friday, December 19 at 5pm
Time Schedule of Events
Running Events start at 1pm
All Field Events start at 1pm
Running Events — Rolling Schedule Women first, Men to Follow
1pm Women 5000M
Men’s 60M Hurdles Qualifying Round
Women’s 60M Hurdles Qualifying Round
Women’s 60M Dash Qualifying Round
Men’s 60M Dash Qualifying Round
Men’s 5000M
Men’s 60M Hurdles PRELIMS
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Women’s 60M Dash PRELIMS
Men’s 60M Dash PRELIMS
Women’s Mile Run
Men’s Mile Run
Women’s 400M
Men’s 400M
Women’s 60M Hurdles FINALS
Men’s 60M Hurdles FINALS
Women’s 60M Dash FINALS
Men’s 60M Dash FINALS
Women’s 500M Dash FINALS
Men’s 500M Dash FINALS
Women’s 800m
Men’s 800m
Women’s 200M Dash
Men’s 200M Dash
Women’s 3000M Run
Men’s 3000M Run
Women’s 1600M Relay
Men’s 1600M Relay
Field Events Start at 12noon
Seeded Women’s Pole Vault
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Unseeded Women’s Pole Vault
Unseeded Men’s Pole Vault
Women’s High Jump–Men’s High Jump to follow
Women’s Weight Throw–Men’s Weight Throw to follow
Men’s Shot Put–Women’s Shot Put to follow
Men (West Pit) and Women (East Pit)
Long Jump–Triple Jump follow 20 minutes upon completion of Long Jump
**Finals in field events will consist of the top Nine marks from the qualifying rounds.**
Meet : Open NCAA sanctioned Indoor Track & Field Competition.
Timing: Fully automatic FinishLynx system
Location: The Watson and Tressel Training Site (WATTS) on the YSU campus. The WATTS features a full-length Shaw Sportexe Power Blade HP+ synthetic turf system football field, a 300-meter state-of-the-art mondo track surface, two long-jump pits, a high-jump pit, four batting cages, protective netting, training room and locker rooms.
GPS address: 651 Elm St. | Youngstown, OH 44555
Entries: Entries are due by Tuesday, January 13 by 7pm on Direct Athletics, consisting of event entries with best marks from the previous year or realistic projected marks. All entries will be done on-line at www.directathletics.com.
Please visit the Direct Athletics website at your earliest convenience in order to familiarize yourself with how the entry process works.
Also, please limit FIVE athletes per event. If you have an event with more than five quality athletes, please text Brian Gorby at (330) 519-7591 and we’ll help to get more entry’s added, if needed.
We always try to help accommodate additional team /individual additional Entry’s.
**Note: Please check YSUsports.com after the entry deadline for changes or adjustments to the meet time schedule!
Internet Entry Lists: Final entry lists will be posted on our website, YSUsports.com on Thursday, January 15. Please check to make sure your athletes are entered correctly. If there are mistakes or scratches, please email bdgorby@ysu.edu & ysutrackmeets@gmail.com .
Entry Fees: $ 500 per each team, men & women genders are separate, consisting of 10 or more individuals in unlimited events are paid online, when you complete Entry’s on Direct Athletics or $ 25 per individual event entry & paid online at Direct Athletics.
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Relay only Entry’s $ 7 per runner for a total of $ 28 per relay team.
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Absolutely no refunds will be processed due to scratches, change of plans, inability to travel, illness, injuries, etc.
Spikes: ONLY 1/4 inch or shorter pyramid spikes will be allowed and all spikes will be checked prior to events. NO pin or needle spikes, spike elements, or any other type of spike will be allowed.
High Jump: All high jump competitions will be conducted on the Mondo surface.
Sections/Heats/Flights: Flights will be seeded by distance with best marks in the latest sections/flights.
Finals in field events will consist of the top nine marks from the qualifying rounds.
There will be prelims and finals in the 60 and 60h. All other races will be run as sections against time with the fastest heats being run first.
Implement Weigh-In: 30 minutes prior to event at the Throws area.
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